David Firn
@davidfirn.bsky.social
Truth Nanny. Clean on Opsec. Have previously genetically engineered stuff and saved whales.
"Even before they took over, the Nazis had made clumsy efforts to get the Times to replace Ebbutt as its correspondent by suggesting to Lady Astor, whose family owned the paper, that he was a drunk. In power, they switched to more direct methods."
Patrick Cockburn · Diary: Interviewing Hitler
In August 1937, three German journalists were expelled from Britain for suspected espionage. Retaliation was a...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"Even before they took over, the Nazis had made clumsy efforts to get the Times to replace Ebbutt as its correspondent by suggesting to Lady Astor, whose family owned the paper, that he was a drunk. In power, they switched to more direct methods."
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still happy to do this, folks
as Storm Season rolls in, I am once again inviting you to post a screenshot of your donation to the RNLI in exchange for one(1) recipe of your choice, style manner and difficulty level to be decided by you.
We racked up a couple of hundred quid last time and if any satisfied punters could RT…
We racked up a couple of hundred quid last time and if any satisfied punters could RT…
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
still happy to do this, folks
Right. That's enough newswrangling for one weekend. I'm off to launch my campaign to bring back Lillibullero youtu.be/Glmq-t8G2ZY?...
Lilliburlero - BBC World Service
YouTube video by BBC World Service
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November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Right. That's enough newswrangling for one weekend. I'm off to launch my campaign to bring back Lillibullero youtu.be/Glmq-t8G2ZY?...
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Researchers have found out why productivity in Finland drops every fall for a period of 8 weeks: people sit glued to their screens watching the annual puppy live feed
Rather addictive. Their insta feed is safer option at times so not to spend too long glued to wonderful puppies.
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Researchers have found out why productivity in Finland drops every fall for a period of 8 weeks: people sit glued to their screens watching the annual puppy live feed
Little My, the Snork, A Fillyjonk
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Little My, the Snork, A Fillyjonk
*Side of a bus voice* We send the EU £350 million a week, let's send the EU £350 million a week instead.
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
Growing tension between London and Brussels just six months after summit set out to build stronger ties
www.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
*Side of a bus voice* We send the EU £350 million a week, let's send the EU £350 million a week instead.
Or Mr Green as he's known to theFSB.
Man jailed for seven years after sharing Grant Shapps’ details with ‘Russian spies’
Man jailed for seven years after sharing Grant Shapps’ details with ‘Russian spies’
Howard Phillips was looking for money when he offered his services to officers who were posing as agents, judge says
A man found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service after handing over personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to two undercover officers he believed to be Russian agents has been jailed for seven years.
Howard Phillips, 66, was convicted in July after jurors heard that he had been seeking “easy money” when he offered his services to the undercover officers, known as Dima and Sasha. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Or Mr Green as he's known to theFSB.
Guy Fawkes' signature vs Guy Fawkes' signature after finishing the NCTJ shorthand module.
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Guy Fawkes' signature vs Guy Fawkes' signature after finishing the NCTJ shorthand module.
Think I'll stick with the cash ISA
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November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Think I'll stick with the cash ISA
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The beatings will continue until graduate trainee moral improves.
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The beatings will continue until graduate trainee moral improves.
Any chance of reviving the Motorail sleeper?
Thursday's TELEGRAPH: Pay per mile tax to hit drivers in Budget #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Any chance of reviving the Motorail sleeper?
Highest turnout since 1969 in the USA, you say? youtu.be/mS_BsLxMqn4?...
The Stooges - 1969 (Official Audio)
YouTube video by RHINO
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November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Highest turnout since 1969 in the USA, you say? youtu.be/mS_BsLxMqn4?...
Not mum's face, man who voted for the leopards eating faces party has confirmed.
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres to sell off land
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s Reform cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Not mum's face, man who voted for the leopards eating faces party has confirmed.
Your occasional reminder that the triple lock is there for a reason.
Britain’s state pension is the least generous of any G7 country
Other countries may enjoy significantly higher allowances — but hidden costs can catch out even the savviest saver
www.thetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Your occasional reminder that the triple lock is there for a reason.
Not now, London UInderground mosquito with ancient Egyptian bloodline. www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
London Underground mosquito has ancient Egyptian bloodlines
A species once thought to have evolved in the Tube system has been found to be descended from insects that lived thousands of years ago
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Not now, London UInderground mosquito with ancient Egyptian bloodline. www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
When the 'something' is cancer, I'd focus on the 'may happen' bit, and then imagine the conversation with the adult you didn't vaccinate.
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
When the 'something' is cancer, I'd focus on the 'may happen' bit, and then imagine the conversation with the adult you didn't vaccinate.
"The date of the offence predates eight other speeding charges for which Fofana was disqualified from driving for two years in May."
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana gets driving ban for speeding on hard shoulder
Footballer pleads guilty to one count of driving dangerously after his offence was caught on camera
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"The date of the offence predates eight other speeding charges for which Fofana was disqualified from driving for two years in May."
Oh God. My local cafe has acquired a piano.
mrs. piggy is sitting at a piano with a teddy bear
Alt: Muppets round a piano
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Oh God. My local cafe has acquired a piano.
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‘They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.’
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
‘They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.’
Tell that its cook well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on this shortened crust,
The hand that rolled it, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, Cook of cooks;
Which yet survive, stamped on this shortened crust,
The hand that rolled it, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, Cook of cooks;
November 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Tell that its cook well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on this shortened crust,
The hand that rolled it, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, Cook of cooks;
Which yet survive, stamped on this shortened crust,
The hand that rolled it, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, Cook of cooks;
It is right and proper that a hotel in Battersea gets top billing, but when did bed linen become an "in-room amenity".
20 of the best dog-friendly hotels in London
Share your big city break with your beloved pup by staying in one of these hotels, where dogs are greeted as equal guests.
www.thetimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It is right and proper that a hotel in Battersea gets top billing, but when did bed linen become an "in-room amenity".
Not that sort of law and order, the Times has confirmed.
Stealth fines show councils’ morals have gone down the drain
Since 2022, councils have been allowed to enforce moving traffic violations and those revenue streams are through the roof
www.thetimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Not that sort of law and order, the Times has confirmed.
OK, it's not frightening but I am clearly the "some people do not like films where there are any intense emotional moments whatsoever," because: The Red Turtle *sniff*
The least frightening films ever – ranked!
A Halloween screening doesn’t have to mean being scared witless. From serene sushi-making to a shell with shoes on, we run down the finest films for those of a nervous disposition
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
OK, it's not frightening but I am clearly the "some people do not like films where there are any intense emotional moments whatsoever," because: The Red Turtle *sniff*
Not now, Carnivourous death ball sponges! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Not now, Carnivourous death ball sponges! www.theguardian.com/environment/...